Week 7

Recap from Chapter 4 - It's a Free Software World After All - What about Web2.0?

Online Course Management Systems

3 Benefits:
1. Allow organizations and institutions to offer courses and programs that would otherwise be too costly
2. Make more content available to individuals and organizations and even entire countries that would not otherwise be accessible to them
3. Create communities of like minded educators who could share programming and courses as well as improving their profession and community

Sakai - Universities (Indiana University, Stanford, MIT and University of Michigan

Moodle - Edith Cowan University, Australia - Martin Dougiamas

- Social Constructivism (participatory learning)
- Collaboration
- Anyone can write code and add to Moodle

Social Networking

Drupal
Ning
Ning for EducatorsNing for Educators - Steve Hardagon - Classroom 2.0 founder

All have some things in common - Creative Commons - Share and Share Alike! - Larry Lessig

RSCON 3 - The Reform Symposium

Schedule


Chapter 8 - Collaboration or Die!

ePub Reader - Calibre
Connections - Virtual Learning Communities
Innocentive
Flat Classrooms
1kg.org

Collanos - Team Workspace

Mentions DimDim - Now gone!


Global Collaboration Resources :
Exploratorium
iEarn
epals
Global Education Collaborative
Taking It Global
American Forum for Global Education
Global Education Resources
Classroom 2.0 Groups
Global School
Collaborative Online Education
Global Education Resources
NEA Global Education Resources
Globally Connected Learning
Peace Corps

Tools -

Animoto

Voicethread


Blog Bundle - Don't download yet.. we will do it together..


Webinar - Classroom 2.0 - Get ready at 7:50pm to log in!

http://www.futureofeducation.com/


Last journal/article review due next week, please review requirements page